Morocco vs Zambia: Arable land use per person
Morocco
0.1823 hectares per person
in 2023
Zambia
0.1834 hectares per person
in 2023
Morocco rank
70th
Zambia rank
69th
Arable land use per person over time
- Morocco
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.1834 hectares per person against 0.1823 hectares per person in Morocco, a difference of 0.0011 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.
Morocco ranks 70th and Zambia ranks 69th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5129 hectares per person | 0.7124 hectares per person | 0.1995 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.4309 hectares per person | 0.5753 hectares per person | 0.1444 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.3648 hectares per person | 0.3879 hectares per person | 0.0231 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.3414 hectares per person | 0.326 hectares per person | 0.0154 hectares per person | Morocco |
| 2000s | 0.2765 hectares per person | 0.2517 hectares per person | 0.0248 hectares per person | Morocco |
| 2010s | 0.2278 hectares per person | 0.23 hectares per person | 0.0022 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.1862 hectares per person | 0.1913 hectares per person | 0.0051 hectares per person | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Morocco or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.1834 hectares per person against 0.1823 hectares per person in Morocco as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Morocco and Zambia?
- 0.0011 hectares per person, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Morocco and Zambia rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Morocco ranks 70th and Zambia ranks 69th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.